Car safety

Detroit Free Press

After a rash of reports of its vehicles suddenly and inexplicably accelerating, Toyota becomes the target of hundreds of lawsuits and several congressional investigations. In April, Toyota agrees to pay the largest fine ever by an automaker, $16.4 million, for delaying a recall involving gas pedals that can stick. Above, the wreckage after a August 28, 2009, crash that killed Mark Saylor; his wife, Cleofe Saylor; their 13-year-old daughter, Mahala Saylor, and Cleofe's brother, Chris Lastrella. In December, the automaker agreed to pay a $10 million settlement to the family of the victims. Road to Recall

After a rash of reports of its vehicles suddenly and inexplicably accelerating, Toyota becomes the target of hundreds of lawsuits and several congressional investigations. In April, Toyota agrees to pay the largest fine ever by an automaker, $16.4 million, for delaying a recall involving gas pedals that can stick. Above, the wreckage after a August 28, 2009, crash that killed Mark Saylor; his wife, Cleofe Saylor; their 13-year-old daughter, Mahala Saylor, and Cleofe's brother, Chris Lastrella. In December, the automaker agreed to pay a $10 million settlement to the family of the victims. Road to Recall (Detroit Free Press)

After a rash of reports of its vehicles suddenly and inexplicably accelerating, Toyota becomes the target of hundreds of lawsuits and several congressional investigations. In April, Toyota agrees to pay the largest fine ever by an automaker, $16.4 million, for delaying a recall involving gas pedals that can stick. Above, the wreckage after a August 28, 2009, crash that killed Mark Saylor; his wife, Cleofe Saylor; their 13-year-old daughter, Mahala Saylor, and Cleofe's brother, Chris Lastrella. In December, the automaker agreed to pay a $10 million settlement to the family of the victims. Road to Recall